Crimped-bottle-cap remover.



S. T. WHHAKER.

CRIMPED BOTTLE CAP REMOVEB.

APPLICATION FILED DECJB. I9i5.

Patmzted May 21, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. WHITA KER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Muscogee and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crimped-Bottle-Cap Removers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, 0 car, tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

i in tools for removing crimped caps bottles, and among the'objects in view are.

. forming the body of t e tool, the strip being bent at 2 to form an outstanding orimilcates a stripof materia This invention relates to improvene nts om reduction in expense of production, and

conformity in contour of structure to the parts of the bottle for obviating the necessity for continued use of any one tool and for enabling the assemblage of a tool with a bottle in the most compact manner With these and further objects in view as will in part hereinafter become apparent and in part prises certain binations as will subsequently'be rendered clear and thereafter be particularly pointed.

out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing,- Figure 1 is 'a perspective view of a tool features'of the present invention, a. fragment ofa bottle being indicated in dotte lines in position for the beginning of the operation of having the cap removed. Fig. 2 plane indicated by line 2, 2 of Fig. 1.- Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation. Fig. 4 is a plan view of-the blank the tool is completed. Referring to the drawingby preferabl sheet steel or other apygopriate sheet meta before overh portion 3, from which the main part of the body I Specification of Letters Patent.

be stated, the invention comnovel constructions and comtool.

is avertical section taken on the 'ing a body numerals, 1

1 depends, so that OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOB 0F FIFTY ONE HUNDREDTHS T0 RALPH B. SMALL, OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.

Patented May21, tare. Application filed December 18, 1915. Serial No. 87,660.,

when the tool is assembled with a bottle,

adapted to .lie

the outstanding portion 3 is the cap of the upon the upper surface of bottle while the remainder of the body 1 the bottle neck. A V- shaped portion is stamped fromthe body ,1 between the edges thereof and curved to form a flange-engaging hook 4, so spaced with respect to the outstanding portion 3 depends alongside as to engage the free edge of the crimped flange of the cap when the outstanding pertion 3 is restingon the cap. The extremity of the outstanding portion 3 is pr0v1ded with an. upstanding flange 5 'which adapted to be engaged by any appropriate retaining means extending across the cap of the bottle. for retaining the tool in its assembled relation with the bottle. The lower portion of the body 1 forms the handle of the tool and manipulation thereof may be somewhat facilitated by improving the gripping surface as provision of an aperture 6.- This aperture may also be usedfor placingthe tool on a wire or other connecting means as purposes of shipment.

The operation will consists simply of applying the tool after the manner indicated in. Fig. 1 with the outstanding 'portion'3 resting on the upper surby the.

for

be perfectly-clear and face of the cap, and. the book 4 engagin be neath the flan e of the cap','and then li ing' portion of the upward on t e lowerend What a claim is .1. A crimped cap removingtocl comprisdiate its ends to form a right angle projectthe cap and having a hook extending in the ,same general directionas the said right anf flat material bent intermeing portion for engagementwith the top of 7 tool compris Q memes tween its edges to extend generally. in a tension, and a retainer engaging flange pro- 7 direction parallel to the sand right angle jecting from the extension. 1 projectmg portion.- In testimon whereof I aflix my signature 3. A crlmped cap removing tool comprisin presence 0 two witnesses.

5 ing a body portion bent to form a right an- SAMUEL T. WHITAKER.

gle extension, a flange engaging hook por- Witnesses: tion outstanding from the body portion in R. M. PARKER, the general direction of the right angle ex-v M. K. DnmNnY. 

